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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Fiftieth Anniversary edition, later printing of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated by Jules Feiffer. Boldly signed Norton Juster on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. With an appreciation by Maurice Sendak.
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
Advanced reader’s copy of the first edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the title page. In near fine condition. Cover design by Eric Fuentecilla. Translated by Edith Grossman.
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1985.
First edition of this collection of reminiscences by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and one of the greatest scientific minds of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Richard Feynman on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike McIver. Told to Ralph Leighton. Edited by EdwardContinue reading "“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” Adventures of a Curious Character."
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New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.
First edition of Jack Kerouac’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed by Lucien Carr, Carolyn Cassady, and Kennett Love on the front free endpaper, and by Helen Weaver on the title page. Lucien Carr, fictionalized in the novel as Kenneth Wood, played a central role in shaping the early Beat circle by introducing JackContinue reading "The Town and the City."
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New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964.
Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown with a large original drawing of a tree which has been carved to read the name ‘Paulette’ and inscribed on the half-title page at the bottom left corner, “With Love ~ Shel Silverstein.” TheContinue reading "The Giving Tree."
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New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill, 1940.
The second edition of this classic work, from the library of Ayn Rand with her signature to the front free endpaper. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by the author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, on the front free endpaper. Security Analysis would have occupied a central place in Rand’s working library, supplyingContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."
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Philadelphia & New York : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960.
First edition, the finest association copy of one of the most important American novels of the 20th century which had an initial first printing of 5,000 copies and went on to earn Harper Lee the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaperContinue reading "To Kill A Mockingbird."
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: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc, 1966.
Rare original drawing of The Grinch from the 1966 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Graphite and colored pencil on animation paper of a smiling Grinch preparing to slide down a chimney. Inscribed by Tom Ray, “…as he climed to the roof.” In fine condition. The piece measures 10.5 inches by 12.5 inches. A unique piece.
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New York : E.P. Dutton, 1978.
First edition of the author’s fourth breakthrough novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Hilary John Irving.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso.
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New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.
First edition of this authoritative history of America’s financial oligarchy by one of the most prominent and frequently cited economists in the nation. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Simon Johnson on the title page, “To John and Pam Best Wishes Simon Johnson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by BrianContinue reading "13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown."
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New York : The Fountain Press Inc./London Faber & Faber Ltd, 1930.
Signed limited edition of T. S. Eliot’s classic “conversion poem.” Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt. One of six hundred numbered copies, this is number 329. Boldly signed by T.S. Eliot on the colophon. In near fine condition, bookplate to the front pastedown. A very sharp example.
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London : Clarendon Press, 1946.
First edition of this comprehensive anthology that showcases the richness of French poetry. 16mo, original wrappers. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his library stamp to the front free endpaper: Raymond Chandler 6005 Camino de la Costa La Jolla, California OCT 13 1949. Raymond Chandler was a pivotal figure in 20th-century American literature, renownedContinue reading "The Oxford Book of French Verse: xiiith Century-xxth Century."
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New York : Boni & Liveright, 1922.
First edition, first issue of one of the most influential works of the 20th century, from the library of poet Allen Tate. Octavo, original black flexible cloth, lettered in gilt. One of one thousand copies, this is number 373. Contains the word “mountain” spelled correctly on page 41, “water” without the ‘a’ on page 22,Continue reading "The Waste Land."
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New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 2014.
First commemorative edition of this modern classic, basis for the 1994 film starring Tom Hanks, with the screenplay by Eric Roth. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Winston Groom on the title page and additionally signed by Academy-Award winning actor Tom Hanks, Dick Cavett (who appeared in the film) and screenwriter Eric Roth. FineContinue reading "Forrest Gump."
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London : John Murray, 1865.
First edition of Smith’s Concise Dictionary of the Bible. Octavo, bound in full dark green leather with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour on the front flyleaf, “John Hewy Havadine, with all goodContinue reading "A Concise Dictionary of the Bible, For the Use of Families and Students."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001.
First edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by David McCullough and by Academy-Award winning actor Tom Hanks on the title page. Hanks was the executive producer of the 2008 television miniseries directed by Tom Hooper, starring Paul Giamatti, which went on to win four GoldenContinue reading "John Adams."
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New York : Arthur A. Levine Books: An Imprint of Scholastic Press, 1999.
First American edition, early printing of the second book in Rowling’s best-selling Harry Potter series. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Mary Grandpré. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Thea (yet again!) J.K. Rowling.” Very good in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket art by Mary Grandpré. Jacket designContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985.
First edition of Van Allsburg’s lushly illustrated classic, enchanting tale of childlike wonder and hope, winner of the 1986 Caldecott Medal, basis for the 2004 animated film starring Tom Hanks in six distinct roles. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Chris Van Allsburg and Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks on the titleContinue reading "The Polar Express."
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Oversized satin finish color photograph of the iconic ‘Earthrise‘ image taken by Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, signed by mission commander Frank Borman in silver felt tip, “Good night, Merry Christmas and God Bless all on Earth Frank Borman Gemini VII.“ In fine condition. The photograph measures 20 inches by 16 inches. A desirable image.
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New York : Random House, 1960.
First edition, early printing of this Dr. Seuss classic. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “With Best Wishes to Chuck Meeks! Dr. Seuss.” In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed by Dr. Seuss.
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Paris : Baudry's European Library, 1842.
General William T. Sherman’s copy of this romanticized historical narrative. Octavo, bound in full dark green calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Full page autograph inscription in pencil by United States General William T. Sherman on the versoContinue reading "A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
First edition of “one of Morrison’s most haunting works yet” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde.
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Meriden, Conn. : The Ralston Society, 1937.
Rare first edition of this classic bestseller, which has sold over 100 million copies. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Napoleon Hill on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with various original ephemera relating to the original release of this title. Rare and desirable in the original dust jacketContinue reading "Think and Grow Rich."
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New York : Time Inc., August 5, 1996.
Original Sports Illustrated from August, 1996 of Olympic champion Carl Lewis on the cover. Boldly signed by Carl Lewis on the front cover. In near fine condition.
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